--- title: 2 Samuel 2:1 (JPS 1917) — And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, say… · tree and pragmatics description: And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?' And the LORD said unto him: 'Go up.' And David said: 'Whither shall I go up?' And He said: 'Unto Hebron.' 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And He said: 'Unto Hebron.' **Who acts:** it, David, I, LORD · **What happens:** come, pass, inquire, say, go up · **To what, where:** any · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Samuel 2:1 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. The page gives the sentence's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, parsed by Mova and checked by a teacher model — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (it, David, I, LORD), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it. The original of the verse links back to its own tree and to the Targum. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = jps:2SA:33 # text = And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?' And the LORD said unto him: 'Go up.' And David said: 'Whither shall I go up?' And He said: 'Unto Hebron.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 after after ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 obl _ _ 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 inquired inquire VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 csubj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 11 advcl _ _ 17 : : PUNCT : _ 21 punct _ _ 18 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ _ 19 Shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 ccomp _ _ 22 up up ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 23 into into ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 21 obl _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 cities city NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nmod _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 Judah Judah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 30 ? ? PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ _ 31 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ _ 32 And and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ _ 35 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 36 unto unto ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obl _ _ 38 : : PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 39 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 40 punct _ _ 40 Go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 35 ccomp _ _ 41 up up ADP RP _ 40 compound:prt _ _ 42 . . PUNCT . _ 40 punct _ _ 43 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 40 punct _ _ 44 And and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 45 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 46 nsubj _ _ 46 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 47 : : PUNCT : _ 52 punct _ _ 48 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 52 punct _ _ 49 Whither whither ADV WRB PronType=Int 52 advmod _ _ 50 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 51 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 52 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 ccomp _ _ 53 up up ADP RP _ 52 compound:prt _ _ 54 ? ? PUNCT . _ 52 punct _ _ 55 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 52 punct _ _ 56 And and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 57 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 58 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 59 : : PUNCT : _ 62 punct _ _ 60 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 62 punct _ _ 61 Unto unto ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 62 Hebron Hebron PROPN NNP Number=Sing 58 ccomp _ _ 63 . . PUNCT . _ 62 punct _ _ 64 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 62 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: other - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed form=other, act=narrate, indirect=0, voice=narrator | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | it | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive | | | | | after this | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **inquire** *speech: other* | past | David | | | | | of the LORD | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent of lord=Recipient | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | David *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **go up** | shall | I | | | any | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the LORD | | | | | unto David | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **go up** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | David | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 9 | **go up** | shall | I | | | | | whither *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 10 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | David | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## The Hebrew of this verse {#hebrew} וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן וַיִּשְׁאַל֩ דָּוִ֨ד בַּֽיהוָ֤ה ׀ לֵאמֹר֙ הַאֶעֱלֶ֗ה בְּאַחַת֙ עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו עֲלֵ֑ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אָ֥נָה אֶעֱלֶ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר חֶבְרֹֽנָה׃ [2 Samuel 2:1: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.2.1/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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